On the 26th October 2025, it will have been 39 years since the deregulation of public transport buses in Great Britain was introduced by the tory government.

It’s late September in 1959 and a small boy age seven is staring in disbelief at the front of a large red double-decker bus.

“Where’s the engine?”, he cries out.

Bus campaigns, usually led by non-profit non-governmental Organisations (NGOs), are increasingly shaping how public transport evolves, from fare policies to fleet electrification.

One of the most in-depth books I’ve come across about vintage buses and coaches. A very handy reference guide that is just the right size to fit in your back denim pocket.

When older buses are buses withdrawn from public service, they are either sold, scrapped, preserved, or one or two were repurposed as mobile libraries.

Standing at a bus stop in the UK can be a chilly and wet experience, especially in Scotland. It certainly helps if a bus shelter is provided.

I don’t think I’ve ever come across a passenger not saying thank you as they stepped off the bus.